Sidney Lanier

Sidney Lanier was an American poet and musician of the late 19th century. His poetry is known for its musicality and vivid depictions of the Southern landscape. Biographie ↓Plus ↓

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Sidney Lanier

Baby Charley.

He's fast asleep. See how, O Wife, Night's finger on the lip of life Bids whist the tongue, so prattle-rife, Of busy Baby Charley. One arm stretched backward round his head, Five little toes from out the bed Just showing, like five rosebuds red, -- So slumbers Baby Charley. Heaven-lights, I know, are beaming through Those lucent eyelids, veined with blue, That shut away from mortal view Large eyes of Baby Charley. O sweet Sleep-Angel, throned now On the round glory of his brow, Wave thy wing and waft my vow Breathed over Baby Charley.

Sidney Lanier

Spring Greeting

From the German of Herder. All faintly through my soul to-day, As from a bell that far away Is tinkled by some frolic fay, Floateth a lovely chiming. Thou magic bell, to many a fell And many a winter-saddened dell Thy tongue a tale of Spring doth tell, Too passionate-sweet for rhyming. Chime out, thou little song of Spring, Float in the blue skies ravishing. Thy song-of-life a joy doth bring That's sweet, albeit fleeting. Float on the Spring-winds e'en to my home: And when thou to a rose shalt come That hath begun to show her bloom,

Biographie

Sidney Lanier was an American poet, musician, and academic who lived from 1842 to 1881. He served in the Confederate army during the Civil War, and his experiences influenced his later work. His poetry often explores themes of nature, spirituality, and the relationship between music and verse. Lanier's style is characterized by its rhythmic complexity and rich sensory imagery, aiming to replicate the effects of music through language. He is best known for poems such as 'The Marshes of Glynn' and 'Song of the Chattahoochee,' which celebrate the beauty of the American South. He also wrote a significant volume of literary criticism and lectured on English literature. Despite his short life, his work contributed to the development of American poetry in the post-Civil War era. His emphasis on the musical qualities of verse influenced later poets.

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